Anchor Hockey Club will be staging coaching sessions for children aged between five and 13 at ON-X sports centre on Sunday.

A large number of youngsters went along to the Linwood venue last weekend as the club staged its first coaching session of the summer – and it’s hoped there will be another healthy turnout for this latest event.

A spokesman for Anchor Hockey Club said the session will be a chance for kids to learn the basics about the sport and could help to discover new talent to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Olympic medallist Emily Maguire, who hails from Paisley.

He added: “We took a stall at the recent ON-X opening weekend at Linwood and found there were lots of kids in the local area, such as Linwood, Elderslie, Johnstone, Howwood, Houston, Bridge of Weir and Kilmacolm, who had expressed an interest in hockey and in Anchor Hockey Club.

“Anchor is a friendly, local hockey club which trains and plays at Linwood Sports Centre.

“We are working hard to grow the club and are keen to give people of all ages the chance to experience hockey in the local area.

“We have started working closely with youngsters in the area through school coaching sessions and work with the Linwood sports hub.

“We are also trying to build a junior hockey section, run by our qualified coaches.”

The cost of Sunday’s hockey session is £2 and it will run from 10am until noon.

To find out more about Anchor Hockey Club or to book a coaching session, call club president David Bone on 0781 135 2201.